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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Jihad Watch Digest

Jihad Watch Digest
Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Egypt calls for the "immediate" death of all pigs

Literally, swine this time -- not that group of infidels regularly conflated with them in Islamic scriptures. Even though the U.N. insists Egypt's pigs are harmless, as a "precautionary" measure, the government has called for their eradication, possibly as many...

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Breaking News: Taliban "deceives" Pakistani government

As Islam's prophet lived and preached, so war is deceit. Just another reminder of how futile the "Swat deal" -- supposed peace in exchange for sharia -- is; something the U.S. government should keep in mind as it prepares to...

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Have female and children suicide bombings become common place for the Islamic world?

Talking about the recent female/child suicide attack in Iraq, this op-ed notes that, "This sort of act would have been worth a worldwide banner headline a decade ago. But now, it's just another demented Islamist senselessly slaughtering fellow Muslims. With...

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Obama administration preparing a largely unconditional $1 billion gift to Pakistan

Considering Pakistan's duplicitous nature, the U.S. giving it a billion dollars gives whole new meaning to the jihadis', most notably bin Laden's, predictions that the U.S. will bleed itself dry in the war against jihad. More on this story. "US...

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Egypt: Targeting of apostates and Christians on the rise

Which is why one of the most famous Egyptian TV personalities very openly decried the fact that "We [Egyptians] have a major problem on our hands." "Egypt Ex-Muslim And Husband In Hiding; Violence Kills Two," from Worthy News, April 28:CAIRO,...

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"The Iraqi government is happy if all Christians leave"

"They say they want us to stay, but they don't mean it. If they mean it, then they would protect us more." More on this story. "Iraqi Christians Shaken By Slayings," from AINA, April 28: Among the side effects of...

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Paris: Leader of Muslim gang that tortured and murdered Jew smirks at victim's relatives and shouts "Allahu akbar!"

"Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans..." (Qur'an 5:82) "Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight...

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Geert Wilders: "The take-over of Europe is part of the global fight of Islam for world domination"

Here is Geert Wilders's acceptance speech for the Freedom Award he was given by the Florida Security Council in Miami on April 27: Thank you very much. Thank you for inviting me and thank you US border police for allowing...

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Virginia: The jihad candidate

"From Fairfax To Richmond, 'The Jihad Way?,'" by Marc Fisher in his Washington Post blog, April 29 (thanks to James): Esam Omeish's campaign web site is fairly typical for a candidate for state delegate. The big issues for his Fairfax...

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"The complete Islamization of Pakistan has been the genuine and long-standing demand of the overwhelming majority of Pakistanis"

Qazi Hussain Ahmad must be a Misunderstander of Islam: he seems to have gotten the idea somewhere that Islam, and specifically the Qur'an and Sunnah, entail a rejection of Western-style democratic pluralism, and the imposition of Sharia. Oh, Qazi, you...

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"Firearms training and lessons in hand-to-hand combat, horse riding and archery, as well as Quran study sessions..."

Evidently no one at the Qur'an study sessions ever stopped and said, "Wait a minute! This passage of the Qur'an teaches us to be peaceful and not to make war against unbelievers!" Inside a jihad training camp in...Oregon. "In conspiracy...

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North Carolina jihadist: "Anyone with eyes can clearly see that this new disease is a curse from Allah upon America. The Mujahideen and those who support them continue to ask Allah to destroy America."

Samir Khan is at it again, and no one seems to care. One wonders what the reaction might have been if a young man in North Carolina had been publishing information crowing about American losses, praying for God to destroy...

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Fort Dix jihadists sentenced to life of prison da'wa

Odd: these jihadists were from the Balkans, where everyone knows that all Muslims are moderate, and anyone who thinks that there is jihadist activity going on is merely a genocidal Serbian sympathizer. Perhaps these guys are Serbs in disguise, no?...

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Muslims condemn video-game where Jesus and Muhammad battle to the death

Let's get ready to rumble! The following article gives several reasons as to why Muslims are upset -- it's offensive to Muslims and Christians, it creates "intolerance," it is "incendiary," and so forth. Yet, towards the end, we get...

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Afghanistan Prez says marital rape law will be amended

Muhammad said: "If a husband calls his wife to his bed [i.e. to have sexual relation] and she refuses and causes him to sleep in anger, the angels will curse her till morning." -- Bukhari 4.54.460 And: "By him in...

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Charles Johnson's libels answered, Tuesday edition

It is by now fairly clear that the truth and Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs have little, if anything, to do with one another, but it did seem as if one further response was in order at this time....

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Taliban push Robin Hood image in Pakistan

The "Merry Men" of Sharia "Its systematic. The Taliban move into an area, they use local existing resentments. They often go in with the guise of being Robin Hoods. They scare away some local thieves, they impose very, very...

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Taliban subjugating Christians

"[A]fter firing on the crowd, Taliban fighters went through Christian houses, ransacked them and burned one down. He said they also burned Bibles and beat women on the street. Reports of two execution-style killings of Christians could not be verified."...

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Iraq: Al-Qaeda "linked" group slays Christians

More on this story. "Archbishop calls killing of Iraqi Christians act of terrorism," from Gulf News, April 27:Kirkuk: A Christian leader in Kirkuk is calling the murder of three Christians there an act of terrorism. Chaldean Archbishop Louis Sako said...

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Afghanistan: Airborne chemical attack on girl school; nearly 50 collapse

"Police said they had made no arrests and did not know who was responsible." Those wacky, anonymous "miscreants" must be at it again. "Girls collapse after suspected poison attack on Afghan school," by Ben Farmer in Kabul for the Telegraph,...

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"My Muslim members don't want you because you are Jewish"

Islamic antisemitism, rooted in many Qur'anic injunctions, notably the charge that the Muslims' worst enemies will be the Jews (Qur'an 5:82), comes to Britain. "Labour Party embroiled in race row after candidate told she was 'too white and Jewish' to...

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Mahmoud Abbas: "A Jewish state, what is that supposed to mean?"

Recognizing Israel as a Jewish state poses temporal and religious problems for Abbas & Co.: Acknowledging and accepting Israel's Jewish identity disqualifies Muslims' future claims on the land for negotiation, armed conflict, the claim to a "right of return," and...

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Iraq: Jihadists kill 3 from two Christian families in Kirkuk

"The way in which they were attacked looks like an execution. Nothing was stolen from the homes." "Kirkuk: commando brigade attacks two Christian families, three killed," from AsiaNews, April 27: Kirkuk (AsiaNews) - Iraqi Christians are again in the sights...

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Muslims enraged over FBI's cutting ties with CAIR

The FBI has finally stopped working, at least for the moment, with the unindicted co-conspirators of CAIR, and so the Detroit News throws them this helpful puff piece. "FBI limits work with Muslim civil rights group amid dispute: Some vow...

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Ahmadinejad's Jew-hatred is common throughout the Islamic world

This is fueled by the fact that the Qur'an teaches that the chief enemies of the Muslims will be the Jews (5:82). Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: "When hatemongering is common currency," by Barbara Crook in the Ottawa Citizen, April...

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Hamas-linked CAIR demands that Florida House Majority Leader to step down for co-hosting an event featuring Geert Wilders

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas jihad terror funding case, and an organization that has had several of its officials convicted of various terrorism-related offenses, as well as one whose co-founder and principal spokesman have...

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Taliban: Peace deal with Pakistan "worthless"

That's been rather obvious all along. And now that their advance into Buner has been halted for the moment, the peace deal has reach the end of its useful life, in accordance with Islamic tradition, of buying the Taliban time...

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Obama wants to aid Palestinians even with Hamas in power

A roundup of just a few of the highlights since January 20: • Obama's DHS quietly dropped the term Â"war on terror.Â" Janet Napolitano even went so far as to say that she preferred to refer not to acts of...

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BMI air stewardess fired for refusing to fly to Saudi Arabia and walk behind men

"Her letter of dismissal said it was 'proportionate' to ask female employees to walk behind men out of respect for Saudi culture."More dhimmitude from the same airline. "BMI told stewardess to wear Muslim robe," by Jon Ungoed-Thomas for Times Online,...

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African jihadis to Britain: Free hate cleric or hostage dies

Just another misunderstood jihadi preacher Though he is Osama bin Laden's "spiritual representative in Europe," the jihadi kidnappers insist he is being "unjustly" held: as if kidnappers know the first thing about justice or injustice in the first place....

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Indonesia: Christian priest and his wife murdered, authorities baffled

You never know. Maybe this 64-year-old priest and his 73-year-old wife were involved in something unsavory and dangerous, and paid the price. But Islamic jihadists have attacked Christians in Sulawesi many times in the past, and the couple had deep...

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AhmadinejadÂ's loud UN Jihad and Omar KhayyamÂ's quatrain: Â"The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, moves onÂ…Â"

Comments by David G. Littman, NGO Representative of the Association for World Education (AWE) and World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) to the UN: Two weeks ago, I concluded my comments on IranÂ's Stealth Jihad at a UN Meeting with...

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Fitzgerald: Imran Waheed and Tariq Ramadan

"He [Imran Waheed] went on: 'There is only one solution to the occupation of Muslim lands, one solution to the cries of the widows and the orphans, one solution to avenge the death of the elderly and the children ......

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UK: Judges could be forced to bow to Sharia law

The archbishop of Canterbury's predictions on sharia law's "inevitability" in the U.K. keep coming closer to fruition. "EU judges want Sharia law applied in British courts," from the Daily Mail, April 26:Judges could be forced to bow to Sharia law...

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Gyms for Saudi women face shut-down over legal technicality

And "no government department wants to take responsibility for the issue, lest they be attacked by conservative Islamic clerics, many of whom oppose sports activities for women." More on this story. "Gyms for Saudi women face shut-down," from Middle East...

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Yemen: "There is hardly a mosque sermon that's free of bigotry. The government's own political rhetoric marginalizes the Jews"

Islamic Tolerance Alert, and an update on this story. Not surprisingly, this article blames Israel for supposed acts of retribution perpetrated on Yemen's Jews. That's odd. Don't the apologists like to tell us it's not Judaism that so many modern-day...

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Monday, April 27, 2009

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Monday, April 27, 2009

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Â"You infidels have to convert to Islam or die"

Islamic Tolerance Alert. But why didn't they demand the jizya? And why are these fanatical adherents of Islam and proponents of the imposition of Islamic law so thoroughly clueless about what we are constantly told is the true, peaceful nature...

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Iraqi government rushes to defend Iranian-backed jihadists

"I always knew my man Nouri would carry my water for me" The Iraqi Democracy Project, which I thought was doomed even before it started, was always liable to create a Shi'ite client state for the benefit of Iran,...

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Somalia: Land of jihad, piracy, and Christian persecution

This is to be expected considering that "many of Somalia's Christians have come to the faith from Islam, so they're Muslim-background believers," also known as apostates, such as this Somali man who was beheaded for converting to Christianity. "Somalia -...

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Saudi officials fear al-Qaeda attack from Yemen

Probably led by those many al-Qaeda members Yemen recently released. "Saudi Officials' Fears: Al-Qaeda Planning to Attack Saudi Arabia from Yemen," by Sahar Al-Sharjabi for the Yemen Post, April 26 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm):A British newspaper quoted General Mansoor Al-Turki,...

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Pakistan to West: Stop lecturing us; help us

In other words, stop it with the demands to root out Talibani terrorism, and just pay up already. "Stop lecturing, help us, Pakistan tells West," from Times of India, April 26:NEW YORK: Pakistan's ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani has...

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Taliban bombs kill 16 children

To which a Pakistani minister asserts, "The Taliban have exposed their real face by killing innocent children." His point, apparently, is that by killing children, the Taliban have proven that they are behaving un-Islamicly: after all, did the prophet himself...

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Taliban shave men's heads for listening to music

For years many people have pointed out that most music is contrary to traditional Islamic law. For this they have been called "Islamophobic." The Taliban must be Islamophobic as well. Here is a glimpse into the West's future if it...

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Pakistani jihadist says there is no need for jihad in Kashmir

It seems that he was recruited via grievance-mongering, the likes of which jihadists employ frequently and in multiple contexts. But when he got to Kashmir, he didn't see any oppression, and thus decided there was no need for jihad. This...

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Charles Johnson's latest libels answered

Tedious, yes, but necessary. Jihad news will resume shortly; those who don't want to read this, pleas skip it rather than writing to tell me not to post it. I am not going to let this man's reckless smears go...

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Four children killed in bomb blast outside girls' school in Pakistan

The jihad against the education of girls continues. ""The children had found the bomb outside a girls' primary school in Luqman Banda village of Lower Dir town." "Children killed in Pakistan bomb blast," from AFP, April 25 (thanks to James):...

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

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Madeleine Albright: "Islam is maybe the most democratic religion because there is nobody between you and God. So I do not think that is something that can be used as reason not to have Muslim democracies."

Islam is the most democratic religion, says Albright. Yet in 1400 years of Islamic history, there has only been one democracy: Turkey. Albright says that Turkey is a "perfect example" of how Islam is democratic. But let's look at...

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Pakistan: Taliban demand jizya payments from Sikhs

"Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book,...

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Copenhagen: Bloody clashes between biker gangs and "immigrant youths"

Veering toward civil war in Copenhagen. Pamela has video, plus two illuminating interviews with the head of the International Free Press Society, Lars Hedegaard, about the deteriorating situation in Denmark. And AFP in this article continues, not unexpectedly, to frame...

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Taliban execution of allegedly "adulterous" couple caught on camera

Pakistanis are shocked -- shocked! -- by this footage, but as ever, few will follow through to the conclusion that sharia is the problem. We're told time and again, where sharia has motivated a savage act that makes global headlines,...

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France: Muslim parents regularly beat daughters for not living up to their "very rigorous life principles," a.k.a. Sharia

Yet when confronted by the police, mom and dad initially denied being Muslim in the first place -- a classic case of taqiyya, according to Koran 16:106: "Any one who, after accepting faith in Allah, utters Unbelief,- except under compulsion,...

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Iranian Supremo blames U.S., Israel for suicide attacks in Iraq

Of course! Really, who else could have pulled these attacks off besides the Zionists and their Crusader henchmen? "Khamenei: US, Israel behind Iraq attacks," from Al-Bawaba, April 25 (thanks to Sr. Soph): Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday issued...

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Pakistan to UK: "Pointing a finger towards Pakistan was shocking for us ... it was uncalled for and shocking."

Twelve Pakistani "students" plot to terrorize Britain; the latter arrests and then releases them but admonishes Pakistan; and the latter -- which poses a "mortal threat" to the world -- is "shocked," just "shocked." "More on this story. "Pakistan anger...

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Hillary: U.S. "partially responsible" for Pakistani jihadism

"Be careful what you sow," admonishes Hillary.Yet how is the U.S. responsible for the more important fact that 75% of the Pakistani people are eager to implement sharia -- a move which, among other things, would lead to a perpetual...

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Iraq: Woman and 5 year-old participate in recent suicide attacks

To which the U.N. notes, "No cause or grievance can justify such reprehensible acts." More on this story. "Female suicide attackers kill 58 near Baghdad shrine," by Salam Faraj for AFP, April 24:BAGHDAD (AFP) – Two female suicide bombers struck...

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U.S. military poised to secure Pakistani nukes if Pakistan falls to jihadists

The Obama Administration seems to be playing a double game of its own: reaching out to jihadists in Iran and Afghanistan, while being ready to stop them in Pakistan. "Does Pakistan's Taliban Surge Raise a Nuclear Threat?," by Mark Thompson...

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Minnesota bid to deny nonprofit status and grants to groups that aid terrorists fails

"The proposal would have denied nonprofit tax status and prohibited grants to groups in Minnesota that help alleged terrorists or pirates." Sounds like a good idea to me. "Minn. Won't Penalize Group in Somali Piracy Case," from AP, April 24...

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Obama breaks campaign promise, refrains from acknowledging Armenian Genocide

Why not? Why must so many feel it necessary to aid and abet this brazen denial of a jihad-related genocide? The denial of the Armenian Genocide is of a piece with the self-serving mythology that Islamic apologists have created about...

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Palestinians vandalize Joseph's Tomb with swastikas

But deep down they really, really want peace. "Joseph's Tomb compound vandalized: Worshippers arriving at compound to hold prayer service shocked to discover smashed headstones, swastika graffiti," by Efrat Weiss for Ynet News, April 23 (thanks to all who sent...

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Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs falls for fauxtography!

The photo Johnson ran The real photo Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs, in his attempt to portray the German anti-jihad group Pro-Köln as neo-Nazi and to smear me in the process (paste in the link to get around...

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Pakistan: Banners telling women to stay out of markets remain following the Taliban's "withdrawal" from Buner

More on the impact of the Taliban's advance into and non-withdrawal from Buner. "Fear grips Pakistan district despite Taliban Â'retreatÂ'," from Agence France-Presse, April 25: PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Â'I have resigned. I will never go to my job as I...

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Shocker: Taliban "withdraw" from Pakistan's Buner district, but not really

An update on this story. "Pakistan Taliban 're-enters' Buner," from Al Jazeera, April 25 (thanks to Alex): Pakistani Taliban fighters are reportedly re-entering Buner, hours after they pulled back from the district just 100km away from the capital Islamabad. Hoda...

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

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Right-wing Christian extremists kill worshippers outside tomb of Muslim saint -- no, wait...

Actually, it was Sunnis killing Shi'ites. But never fear -- those right-wing Christian extremists are sure to do something, sometime! The renewed jihad in Iraq continues. "Suicide bombs kill scores in Baghdad: At least 60 die near Shia shrine following...

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Hamas-linked CAIR defames me again, again using libelblogger Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs talking points

The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas jihad terror funding case, and an organization that has seen several of its officials convicted on various terrorism-related charges, has once again gone to its favorite useful...

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Obama Administration wants to settle Muslims freed from Gitmo in American communities to "set an example, helping to persuade other nations to accept Guantanamo detainees too"

This could end up being a very costly lab experiment. More on this story: "U.S. plans to accept several Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo: The Uighurs would be the first detainees from the prison to settle in America. Challenges are expected...

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Malaysia plans more powerful Sharia courts, flawless whippings

Progress. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Malaysia: "Malaysia will add more teeth to sharia courts," from the Times of India, April 25 (thanks to Block Ness): KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian government is planning to empower the sharia courts in the country...

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Pakistani Muslim gets 6 years in prison for airing Hizballah TV in NYC

Recruiting followers and suicide bombers. "He was, in a very real sense, Hezbollah's man in New York City." "6 years in prison for airing Hezbollah TV in NYC," by Larry Neumeister for Associated Press, April 23 (thanks to Block Ness):...

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Relax: Chinese Muslim Gitmo inmates to be freed in U.S.

What could go wrong? There are only "five to seven" prisoners to be released here, according to this report. They couldn't do any harm, now, could they? Well, as Jed Babbin explains here, "reviewing the Uighurs detention, the inter-agency panel...

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Egypt: Woman convert and Coptic husband in hiding from police and family members

First, not only does sharia condemn (to death) the apostate, but Muslim women cannot wed infidel men (though the reverse is permissible since a subdued wife's religion is moot); second, the Egyptian constitution clearly states that "sharia is the basis...

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Philippines: Islamists clash with forces, refuse to release Italian hostage

"The Abu Sayyaf rebels have been blamed for some of the worst terrorist attacks and high-profile kidnappings in the Philippines. They have beheaded hostages, including an American tourist abducted in 2001, when authorities failed to meet their demands." Typical jihadi...

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Netherlands: Muslims insist on separate hospital rooms

Special-treatment alert: "Netherlands: Muslim orgs want separate rooms in hospitals," from Islam in Europe, April 24:Muslim organizations in Breda (Netherlands) insist on separate rooms for men and women at Amphia Hospital. "Many Muslim women don't think it's nice based on...

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Algeria: 22 Christian churches reopen

Why were they closed in the first place? "Because they were considered outside a law governing religious practice." Or, as this earlier JW story makes clear, they were outside a law which was meant to "restrict the practice of religions...

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Arab League says terrorism and Islam are different

Because Islam "is a religion that calls for love, tolerance, and civilized coexistence," you see. Yet they once again seem to be less concerned about the Muslims who clearly aren't interested in love, tolerance, and civilized coexistence -- and explain...

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"Moderate" Fatah group vows to remain committed to jihad

But deep down, they really, really, want peace! "Al-Mujahideen Brigades call for unity, promise to continue Jihad," from Ma'an News Agency, April 24 (thanks to James): Gaza – MaÂ'an – The Fatah-affiliated Al-Mujahideen Brigades called all the Palestinian factions to...

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Fitzgerald: Â"Islam Is Not MonolithicÂ" and Divisions Within the Camp of Islam

Another week, another Donors' Conference. This time, it's Somalia. Somalia, described -- does anyone know what this phrase that has come into fashion really means? -- as a "failed state." And these "failed states" -- which all happen to be...

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Jihad leader returns to Somalia

Reconciler In 2007 I wrote this in the Journal of International Security Affairs: "Aweys, who became the [Islamic Courts Union] groupÂ's leader around the same time it began to gain significant power in Somalia, struck an explicitly anti-American posture...

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Pakistan: Karachi churches vandalized with "Long live the Taliban," "Long live Islam," and "Christians, convert to Islam"

More signs of escalation as Pakistan continues its deterioration into a failed state -- a failed state with nuclear weapons. "Taliban attack Christians in Karachi," by Qaiser Felix for AsiaNews, April 23: Karachi (AsiaNews) – Armed men yesterday attacked a...

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Friday, April 24, 2009

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Friday, April 24, 2009

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Taliban turn children into live bombs

No worries: once they take over Pakistan, Obama will sit down and talk with them without preconditions, and straighten everything out. "Taliban turn children into live bombs," from the Daily Times, April 23 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): TANK: Haneef Mehsud...

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Little Green Footballs finds more pro-Israel neo-Nazis

Many of you have written to me saying I should ignore Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs and his relentless smear and libel campaign against me and others who are defending the freedom of speech and equality of rights...

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Obama asks federal judge to throw out lawsuit against Iran filed by American hostages

Apparently the President will stop at nothing to please the mullahs. "US wants Iran hostage suit tossed out," from The Associated Press, April 22 (thanks to Sr. Soph): The Obama administration has asked a federal judge to throw out a...

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On the road again

Tuesday I had the honor of speaking at a Hudson Institute luncheon in New York City; other speakers in this Hudson NY luncheon event series this spring include Elie Wiesel, Amir Taheri, Michael Barone, Henry Kissinger, Antonin Scalia, Karl Rove,...

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Pakistan troops rush to Taliban-infiltrated area: "If the Taliban continue their advances at the current pace they will soon be knocking at the doors of Islamabad"

Imagine if you will, a nuclear-armed jihadist regime in Islamabad. It's enough to turn even Hillary Clinton against Sharia rule. An update on this story. "Pakistan troops rush to Taliban-infiltrated area: NATO truck base also attacked; Clinton urges Islamabad to...

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West: "Trying to transform Afghanistan into an anti-jihad, anti-Sharia player...is like trying to roll Sisyphus' rock up the hill"

As we have long noted here, in a state like Afghanistan, the proponents of Sharia will never accept a democratic republic -- it's Islamic law or war. So what exactly are U.S. forces going to accomplish there? "Let Afghanistan Go,"...

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''I only stand up for Allah''

Contempt of court. Meanwhile, however, instead of simply dismissing Adem Yilmaz as an "extremist," it would be refreshing if Islamic spokesmen in the West would publicly call upon Muslims to respect and obey Infidel laws. It would be even better...

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Iraq: Jihad against restaurants and humanitarian aid distribution

Piety: "Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain..." -- Qur'an 9:111. "Iraqi officials say suicide bombs kill...

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Tony Blair: "It is time to wrench ourselves out of a state of denial. There is one major factor in common. In each conflict there are those...who argue that they are fighting in the true name of Islam."

Tony Blair is still dogmatically convinced that the Islamic jihadists are hijacking and twisting the true, peaceful Islam, and he shows no awareness of the classic theological and legal teachings that they can and do draw upon to justify their...

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Obama refuses to accept findings that Gitmo inmates are too dangerous to release inside the U.S.

Put them out on the streets of Des Moines and Duluth! What could go wrong? "The Uighurs and the 'Torture' Memos," by my ace editor at Human Events, Jed Babbin, in Human Events, April 20 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): White...

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Popular Egyptian host exposes the severity of the Coptic situation

"People, we have a major problem on our hands" A recent episode of the popular Egyptian TV program, Â"Cairo Today,Â" reveals how bad the situation has gotten for the Christian Copts of Egypt. The Muslim host, Amr Adib, a...

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Obama asks Congress to relax rules on aid to Palestinians, softens tone on Hamas

Cozying up to jihad terrorists -- the outcome of that can in no way be positive. Washington signals softer tone on Hamas," by Daniel Dombey and Tobias Buck in the Financial Times, April 22 (thanks to Pamela): Barack Obama's administration...

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Hillary: Pakistan a "mortal threat" to the world

She even spoke out against the Sharia deal in Swat. But what will the Obama Administration do about this "mortal threat"? Probably just throw more money at the problem -- a failed policy that nonetheless keeps being tried again and...

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Fjordman Essay: A Critical Look at The House of Wisdom by Jonathan Lyons

Fjordman examines an inaccurate and misleading new book: This text is written in response to the book The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization by Jonathan Lyons, which was published early in 2009. I have made a...

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The Rubin Report!

Be sure to check out the new blog by Barry Rubin, a friend of Jihad Watch and author of many fine books, including The Truth About Syria: The Rubin Report. There is lots of material of interest there -- notably...

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Islamophobes bomb mosque -- no, wait...

Actually, oddly enough, the perpetrators were Islamic jihadists. Expect worldwide demonstrations of angry Muslims proclaiming that mosques are holy places that must not be targeted this way. And then stop for a moment and ask yourself why those demonstrations will...

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Spencer on American banks doing business with the jihad

In Human Events today, a word about Sharia Finance: An Iranian newspaper has reported that four American banks have issued formal requests to the Central Bank of Iran to open branches in Iran. Citibank, Goldman Sachs and two others left...

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Muhammad cartoons editor: There's a problem with Muslims in Europe

A good, and revealing, interview with Flemming Rose, the man behind the infamous "Muhammad-cartoon" incidents. "Muhammad cartoons editor: There's a problem with Muslims in Europe," by Nir Magal for Ynet News, April 22:Flemming Rose, culture editor of Danish paper that...

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Pakistani jihad leader wants Sharia "even in America"

Khaaaaannnnn!!!! He said it. And Muslim Khan also mentioned the need to collect jizya payments from the dhimmis. "TTP says Osama welcome in Swat: Taliban reject peace accord," from the Daily Times, April 22 (thanks to Block Ness): MINGORA/LAHORE/NEW...

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U.S. based jihadi magazine offers workout tips for fight against "crusaders"

Warning against "un-Islamic" gyms, what with their "music, [and] semi-naked women" "The advice is contained in Jihad Recollections, an English language online magazine believed to be published in the United States which openly supports al-Qaeda and contains an article...

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The next generation of the worldÂ's most dangerous terrorists will be born, indoctrinated, and trained in Pakistan

There's one particularly disturbing aspect to this very likely scenario: Â"The geographic proximity of PakistanÂ's nuclear programme to these sophisticated terrorists and the recent history of illicit transfers of material and know-how pose a unique threat.Â" "Next generation of dreaded...

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Muslims admit plotting to firebomb the home of Muhammad book publisher

An update on this story. "Men plotted against UK publisher of Mohammad book," from The Star, April 21:LONDON (Reuters) - Two men admitted on Tuesday plotting to firebomb the London home of the publisher of a controversial novel about the...

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Taliban seize district just 70 miles from Pakistan's capital

Sharia on the march in Pakistan. "Taliban Seize District Near Islamabad," by Zahid Hussain for Associated Press, April 22 (thanks to all who sent this in): ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's Taliban have seized control of another district in the country's northwest...

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Britain mulls cutting arms sales to Israel as Hamas top dog prepares to address House of Lords

The absurd and suicidal thirst to appease the jihadists reaches new heights in Britain -- and turns to a betrayal of Israel, as was inevitable. "Britain May Cut Arms to Israel; Hamas to Address Lords," by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu for...

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Palestinian landowner to be tried for treason...for selling land to Jews

And possibly executed -- in accord with the statement of the chief Islamic cleric of the Palestinian Authority. A But-They-Really-Want-Peace Update: "Palestinian land dealer to be tried for treason," by Ali Waked in Ynet, April 22 (thanks to Pamela): A...

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Member of Iran's official delegation at Durban II : "Wiesel, you Zionazi!"

The Iranians have just been an all-around class act at Durban II, haven't they? "'Wiesel, you Zionazi!!'," from YNet News, April 21: Iranian disgrace in Geneva: A member of Iran's official delegation to the UN's anti-racism conference verbally assaulted Shoah...

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Afghan charged in New York with financing Taliban with drug money

Narco-Jihad Update. "Afghan charged in New York with financing Taliban," from Reuters, April 21: NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors unveiled new charges Tuesday against an Afghan man accused of conspiring to finance Taliban terrorist activities. Haji Juma Khan was...

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Shocker: Swat Taliban aren't implementing Sharia "correctly"

When has sharia ever been implemented "correctly," according to apologists scrambling to cover for its abuses of human rights? Not unlike communism, the utopian promises of sharia never work out as advertised, but it doesn't stop the proponents of system...

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Trial begins for accused Oregon jihadist; lawyer claims defendent just has a "big mouth"

So you might as well be calling Mick Jagger a jihadist, you see? An update on this story. "US Accuses Swedish-Lebanese Man Of Being Al-Qaeda Operative," from Dow Jones Newswires, April 21: WASHINGTON (AFP)--In opening arguments in federal court Tuesday,...

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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Muslim who called for engagement with Muslim Brotherhood to advise White House

Ready for dialogue Mogahed, along with John Esposito, cooked the results of a Gallup survey of Muslims to increase the number of "moderates." Mogahed was also a member of U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project, which called for engagement with Muslim Brotherhood....

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Islam-critic receives death threats, cancels speaking engagements

From Al Azhar Imam to Islam critic: credentials Considering that he's not just another critic of Islam, but an ex-Muslim, an apostate, who, according to sharia, must be put to death, this, of course, is only to be expected....

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CIA: Waterboarding 9/11 mastermind led to info that headed off 9/11-style attack on LA

Good thing they're not waterboarding anymore, eh? As we watch American cities go up in flames, we can at least pat ourselves on the back that we did not transgress against delicate 21st century sensibilities. "CIA Confirms: Waterboarding 9/11 Mastermind...

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Man kills sister, niece, for "honor"

In Pakistan. "The accused, who had presented himself before the police after committing the crime, told the police that he had admonished the victims repeatedly but they turned a deaf ear to his advice." Evidently he thinks this sort of...

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Taliban persecuting Christians

Â"We have had Christian workers in that area who have been kidnapped, they have been badly mistreated, and they have been beaten because of their Christian witness. Some have been killed, simply because they were known to be Christians and...

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Al Qaeda Calls for attack on Jerusalem

More on Zawahiri's latest harangue. "Al Qaeda Calls for Attack on Jerusalem," by Hana Levi Julian for Israel National News, April 20:(IsraelNN.com) While the eyes of the world are focused on the Durban II racism conference in Geneva, the international...

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Shocker: Taliban has failed to disarm following sharia-for-peace deal in Pakistan's Swat valley

Not only that, but they're extending operations into the neighboring region of Buner. Golly. Who could have foreseen that? The Incredible Shrinking (and regressing) Pakistan Update. "Swat's Taleban expand operations," by Syed Shoaib Hasan for BBC News, April 21: Taleban...

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Egyptians win right to drop religion from government-issued identification card

It appears that this ruling only puts into practice the results of a court's decision in February of 2008. Under the new rules, Egyptians do not have to state a religion; it is being hailed as progress in that the...

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"The pope insulted Islam and deeply hurt our feelings back in 2006 and he must apologize now to clear the air with Muslims worldwide"

"We expect a written or verbal apology now or right before he visits Jordan" All this because the Pope quoted factual history, the same history that Muslims often boast of, that is, the spread of Islam through the sword....

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Taliban blows up boys' school

That is, "unidentified men." Up till now, the Taliban -- or miscreants -- have been directing their violence against girls' schools. Perhaps this latest attack is meant to deflect the accusation that they discriminate based on gender, for PR purposes?...

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Unindicted co-conspirators win review of FBI investigations of Muslim groups

The unindicted co-conspirators of CAIR win one -- and this travesty puts us on the road to granting de facto immunity from investigation to Muslim groups. And this at a time when we have no assurance whatsoever that jihadist teachings...

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Christian militants jailed for plot against Muslim schoolteacher and imam -- no, wait...

Well, not this time, but one of these days the Moral Equivalence crowd is going to find one they can hang everything on. The endless trotting out of Timothy McVeigh is getting stale, and he wasn't even really a Christian....

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Norway: "The reality is that a kind of sneak-Islamisation of this society is being allowed"

Norway notices. "Islam a political target in Norway," by Thomas Buch-Andersen for BBC News, April 20 (thanks to Michael): With less than six months to go until Norway's general election, increasing tensions over immigration and Islam appear likely to play...

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U.N.: Ahmadinejad's Durban II speech was an edited version of the original

That was Ahmadinejad's idea of a milder speech -- never mind the bit about eradicating "Zionism" (i.e., Israel). An update on this story. "Ahmadinejad dropped Holocaust denial from speech," by Bradley S. Klapper and Alexander G. Higgins for the Associated...

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Edina Lekovic attended Muslim victimfest in Los Angeles

Patrick Poole has kindly written in to point out that yesterday's Los Angeles Times story in which Muslims complained about the FBI (comments here) featured a photo showing that none other than Edina Lekovic was at the meeting. She...

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Obama refuses to meet with Netanyahu

He bowed to the Saudi King. He wants to meet with the Thug-In-Chief. He called Hugo Chavez "my friend." But Barack Obama has apparently refused to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu. "Netanyahu won't attend AIPAC summit, asks Peres to represent Israel,"...

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Jihad Watch Digest

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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Taliban takes over ex-resort in Pakistan, issues invitation to Osama

"Pakistan was trying to end bloodshed when it let the idyllic Swat Valley fall under Islamic law last week. Instead, it has emboldened the Taliban to extend a hand to militants, including Osama bin Laden." Now there's a lede paragraph...

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Wear that veil or go to jail

Muslim women in the West frequently claim that the veil is something they wear freely. Under Sharia rule, however, they don't have the luxury of a choice. Sharia Alert from Somalia: "Women in Somali city must cover up or...

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Al-Qaeda op: Jihadists safe in Bosnia

Of course we all know that there is no jihad activity in Bosnia, and that anyone who suggests otherwise is secretly an advocate of genocide, don't we? Don't we? Unfortunately for this prevailing dogma, reality keeps interfering. "Al-Qaeda man says...

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Islamic cleric defends law sanctioning marital rape

More on the Afghan law sanctioning marital rape. Sharia Alert: "Afghan cleric defends controversial marriage law," by Atia Abawi for CNN, April 20 (thanks to James): [...] We didn't have an appointment but we were hoping to interview Mohammed Asif...

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Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs slings more defamation and libel

Libelblogger Charles Johnson is getting as desperate as he is self-obsessed; yesterday Jihad Watch reader James told me that of the top 24 posts at the time at Little Green Footballs, fully 10 were about...libelblogger Charles Johnson. A concomitant obsession...

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Swat Valley invites Osama bin Laden and offers to "help" and "protect" him

More on the price of appeasement and capitulation. "Taliban in Pakistani ex-resort: `Welcome, Osama!'" from the Bellingham Herald, April 20:MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan was trying to end bloodshed when it let the idyllic Swat Valley fall under Islamic law...

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Meet Ibrahim Lincoln!

That would explain the beard And now, a word from the cinematic classic Masked and Anonymous: Editor: So, are you still a journalist or a novelist? Tom Friend: Same thing out here.... Editor: Make something out of it. And...

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CAIR rep to FBI: "Our mosques are off limits. Our Koran is off limits."

Hussam Ayloush, a delightful fellow with whom I have had several pleasant exchanges, here says that mosques and the Qur'an are off limits to the FBI. In other words, despite incidents such as this, and this, and this, and despite...

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Church invites Obama's Muslim grandmother to Christianity; she declines and Muslims are up in arms

"Mama Sara" was "surprised" by church offer Projecting Islam's ways onto Christianity, Muslims insist the church is trying to convert Obama's grandmother "against her will... condemning the move as provocation." "Kenya Muslims fume at church move to convert Obama...

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63 detainees at Gitmo shifted to Pakistan

Pakistan, of course, being the ever duplicitous "friend-and-ally" of the West. Wonder how long before these prisoners "break out" of prison and return to the jihad? However, lest you think the U.S. is being too lenient or naive, know that,...

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Algeria: Al-Qaeda crackdown hits potato market

Al-Qaeda often likes to get credit for the economic woes of infidel nations; seems al-Qaeda is also responsible for ruining the economy of Muslim countries and making fellow believers go hungry. "Crackdown on al Qaeda hits Algeria's potato crop," by...

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Ahmadinejad calls for eradication of Israel at racist UN "anti-racism" conference -- and 23 EU delegates walk out!

Some unexpected spine in Eurabia -- but why were these delegates at the jihad-enabling, Jew-hating Durban II conference in the first place? "Delegates walk out on Ahmadinejad at Geneva," from the Jerusalem Post, April 20 (thanks to Carl In Jerusalem):...

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UK schools may close for Ramadan

Eurabia Alert. It makes sense, really: if more than 40 percent of the students are going to be absent anyway, why keep the school open? One may legitimately wonder, however, how sanguine that 40 percent will be about non-Muslim holidays...

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Al-Qaeda second banana: "The new President Obama did not change anything of the image of America towards Muslims and the oppressed"

Not satisfied* Obama embraces America's enemies and calls them friends, and pursues an aggressive policy of appeasement toward Iran, and Zawahiri is still not satisfied. And that's understandable: in no scenario will he emerge the winner. The Obama Administration...

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Spencer: McVeigh = Osama?

In FrontPage this morning I examine the common comparison: Â"To continue to use McVeigh as an example of the stereotypical Â'disgruntled military veteranÂ' is as unfair as using Osama bin Laden as the sole example of Islam.Â" So said the...

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Four U.S. banks to open branches in Iran

"If they can work according to Iran's banking law, they will be allowed to open branches in Tehran and other cities." So in other words, Western banks operating in Islamic countries have to abide by Sharia Finance restrictions. And Western...

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Monday, April 20, 2009

Jihad Watch Digest

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Monday, April 20, 2009

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Dressed to kill : Iranian snipers

Cousin-Itt Jihad Could they be responsible for Ahmadinejad's cockiness, Ahmadinejad who just informed the West that "you are weak, your hands are empty, and you can't force us to do anything? More on this story. "Dressed to kill -...

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"Accepting Shariah with one per cent infidel laws is tantamount to infidelity"

Tanzim Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi is a Sharia group in Pakistan's Swat Valley, where the Pakistani government has agreed to allow implementation of Islamic law. Amir Izzat Khan, in saying that there can be no mixing of Sharia with infidel laws, is...

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Muslims chastened by New York Congressman's complaints, vow to cooperate more fully with law enforcement -- no, wait...

Actually, as might be expected, they're outraged and are calling Congressman King a bigot for daring to suggest that anything untoward might be happening in mosques in the United States. Never mind this. And this. And this. And lots more...

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Thug-In-Chief: Iran is like a "train with no brakes"

The future He is likely right: Iran is like a train with no brakes. "'Iran is like a train with no brakes,'" from the Jerusalem Post, April 19 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): Iran's development and progress is like a...

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Islamic supremacist leader: "There is no room for democracy in Islam"

He said it. Oh, Sufi Muhammad, you Islamophobe! "No room for democracy in Islam: TNSM Chief," from Dawn, April 19 (thanks to Kapil): MINGORA: While addressing a large rally here on Sunday, Chief of the Tehreek Nifaz-e-Shariat, Maulana Sufi Mohammed...

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Slumdog Millionaire star offered for sale by her father

Wanna buy a movie star? A theology and culture that reduces women to commodities gives rise to this kind of thing. Islam Respects Women Update: "Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali for sale: Father tries to cash in on daughter's...

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Iraq: Al-Qaeda affiliated children organization dedicated to jihad and martyrdom arrested

From a juridical point of view, if the jihadis can justify their war in Iraq as a defensive jihad against infidels and apostates, that is, jihad al-difa', then having children (or women) participate in the war is valid: all four...

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Al-Qaeda to Somalis: "Increase your strikes against the crusaders at sea"

Perhaps al-Qaeda is trying to exploit Somali anger at the recent US-pirate standoff, and redirect it to the jihad? Not really: "interaction between pirate groups and SomaliaÂ's Al Qaeda-linked groups was first noticed about nine months ago." "Qaeda asks Somalis...

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U.S. to boycott Durban II, Congressional Black Caucus "deeply dismayed"

Anything that pledges to combat "racism" can't be bad, right? Because everyone's use of the term and agenda for using it involves exactly the same, altruistic aims for equal rights, right? Wrong. An update on this story. "U.S. boycotts racism...

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Islamic cleric who participated in "Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace" calls for extermination of Jews

The delegates at that Congress "vowed to 'condemn any negative representation' of each other's religions." Apparently this Islamic cleric doesn't see genocidal antisemitism as reflecting negatively upon his religion. "Jews are evil - 'Their children will be exterminated': Imam...

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Muslim gunmen gun down two Coptic Christians as they leave church after Easter Vigil

Just a family vendetta. Nothing to see here. Move along. "Two Copts Gunned Down in Egypt after Easter Vigil," from AFP, April 19 (thanks to Sr. Soph): QENA, Egypt (AFP) – Muslim gunmen shot dead two Coptic Christians as they...

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Taliban leader: "Our Jihad is a global Jihad and we aim to...establish Shariah all over the world"

He said it. A few days ago Al Qaeda and Taliban propaganda sites began airing an interview with Taliban leader Mulla Nazeer Ahmad. Jihad Watch reader Jennifer has transcribed parts of it and kindly sent in the transcript of this...

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Happy Easter

Wishing a joyous Pascha to all Christian Jihad Watchers who celebrate the Day on this day....

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Temporary marriages on the rise among Saudi men

Temporary marriage, or mut'a, is the practice of entering into a marriage with a time limit: the couple is married only for a night, or a week, or whatever time period their agreement specifies. So in other words, it is...

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